earn vs pay
pay vs earnearn is not a noun while pay is a noun.
earn and pay both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| earn | No | No | Yes | No |
| pay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
pay is a hyponym of
earn; that is, pay is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
earn:
- earn: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- pay: bring in
Other hyponyms of earn include
eke out, squeeze out, profit, turn a profit, rake off, bring home, take home, rake in, shovel in, gross, bear, yield.
| earn (noun) | pay (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that remunerates |
| earn (verb) | pay (verb) |
|---|---|
| earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | dedicate |
| acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action |
| convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow | |
| give money, usually in exchange for goods or services | |
| bring in | |
| do or give something to somebody in return | |
| cancel or discharge a debt | |
| make a compensation for | |
| discharge or settle | |
| render | |
| be worth it |
Words related to "earn"
Words related to "pay"
- abide
- ante up
- be
- bear
- bribe
- bring in
- brook
- buy
- cerebrate
- charge
- clear
- cogitate
- combat pay
- communicate
- compensate
- contribute
- corrupt
- defray
- devote
- digest
- disburse
- double time
- drop
- earn
- earnings
- endure
- expend
- extend
- finance
- fix
- foot
- found
- fund
- gain
- get
- get one's lumps
- give
- give back
- go Dutch
- grease one's palms
- half-pay
- indemnify
- intercommunicate
- investment
- investment funds
- kick back
- liquidate
- living wage
- make
- make up
- merit pay
- minimum wage
- net
- offer
- overpay
- pay
- pay back
- pay cash
- pay envelope
- pay off
- pay out
- pay packet
- pay up
- payee
- payer
- payment
- payroll
- paysheet
- pick
- piece rate
- prefer
- prepay
- pull in
- purchase
- put up
- realise
- realize
- recompense
- redeem
- refund
- regular payment
- remit
- remunerate
- remuneration
- repair
- repay
- requite
- return
- sacrifice
- salary
- settle
- sick pay
- spend
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- strike pay
- subsidise
- subsidize
- suffer
- support
- take in
- take one's lumps
- take-home pay
- think
- tithe
- tolerate
- underpay
- wage
- yield
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.